Holder for soda-cups and the like.



D. F. CUR-TIN.

HOLDER FOR SODA CUPS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3. I914.

Patented Oct. 1, 1918.

'wvE/vmR Anon/4m v r To all-whom it may concern:

DAVID r' cn'nrrn, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HOLDER FO B SODA-CUPS AND LIKE.

Gpcclflcation of Letters Patent.

Patented a.- 1,1918.

Application filed June imgdifi. Serial No. 842,871.

it known that I, Davin F. Cumin, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State 'base, the to theIna-11km hold the ing the manner of picking holder is shaped "to fit acone area three-fourths of the area of the'circle an inward y ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Holders for SodaCups and the like, of which the following is a specification.

M invention is an era orspda cups and the like, its ob'ect to provide ari id holder for use in so a fountains and li e places, wherein aholder'pro er is provided supported by a der proper bein l of cornealshape and having.v an inwar y offset lip "ngue for engaging a lip ortongue on lank in' place. In the drawings l Figure 1 is a perspe tiveview of the holder and a contalner for the blanks, shownp the blanks theho der,

Fig. 2 is a front view of the holder with the b ank in place,

'Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same with parts lfi, sectlon, and iFig. 4 is, a hectionon the line 4-4 of Fig.2.

The, present em odiment ofthe invention holder proper or body 1 of apeand'arranged with its small end downward, and the large end of theholder proper is beaded as shown at 2. The lower small end of the holderroper is continuous with acolumn or stan ard 3 of tubular. form, and thestandardis connected to a circular base 4.

" In the resent improvement in holdfrom the container by to form. anannular face for the purpose, 0 strengthening the base.

reinforcing an The body 1 of the having a lateral the radius of which isthe slant lengthof the holder is shaped to fit, and receive conical cupsmade V by forming one foullzth of the area of the-blank into a tongue or1 v Th bod .of the holder is provided with ofisettong'ue 6, the tonguein the present instance being ting the -material of the body on lines'tween the lines bein and has for 'the blank between the two lines isgaged beneath the tongue or lip column 3 of the holder.

lower end of the instance, the base is grooved on 1tsfunder face nearits eriphery 5 on t e upperformed by slit and connected at one end, thematerial beofi'set inwardly as shown more particular y in Fig. 4..

The blanks forming the subyect-matterof my above-mentioned co-pendingapplication are formed from disks of, paper, creased. on

two lines extending from the center to the periphery at an angle of 45with respect to each other. v

The blank 7 is bent in opposite directlons on these lines, and thatportion offolded on to the outer surface of the blank to form a tongue,lap or lip 8', the said tongue or- 11p extending from the center to theperiphery of the blank.- v

The tongue or lip 8 of theblank is en- 6 of the older to hold the blankin place, the blank belng formed into a cup bythe bend above mentioned.The blank isof such size that when in place in the'cup a portion of theblank will extend beyond the bead 2 of the holderas indicated at 9.inl-Figs. 2 and 3 to rotect the edge of the holder proper.

The .a ear of the "cup formed by folding the blan "is received in thehollow stand or blanks folded as shape are arranged within acontainer-comprising an approximately cylindrical body 10, havingitsupper edge beaded as shown at 11, and provided with an opening. 12-,ex-

bo y. a

A bottom 13 is providedfor the container,-

folding the blanks is desired to oneof the on 's folding of the blanks,t e

the base as shown-in blank. The holder is thenpartial y rotatcd to causethetongue. or lip -6 to enter In practice the above mentmned in" cup utending from the topthe bottom of. the

1 and placed in position over then par beneath the tongue or lip 8. ofthe blank, and;

the cup may thenbe lifted out of the con tainer 1n proper position inthe holder. After using the cup may be easily lodged from the holder byglving-j it a-par'i 5.2;

tial rotation to release the the tongue 6 of the holder\ be of anydesired size and it is obvioud that parallel and spaced apart from eachother zit is not essential to fold onefourth of the tongue 8 irom Theblanklmay area into the tongue. It is only necessary to fold enough ofthe blank to form a tongue of some character.

The folding of one-fourth of the blank makes a good size cup, havingabout the proper capacity and luilding the contents In easily accessibleposition. By folding less of the blank into the tongue, a deeper cup isobtained while by folding more a shallower cup will result.

Should the cup stick in the holder through adherence between the outersurface of the cup. and the inner surface of the holder it may be easilydislodged through the tubular column for the said column opens throughthe base.

I claim 1. A holder for folded paper cups of conical shape comprising afrustoconica1 body arranged with its small end downwarc and open, a baseof circular fprni and a tubular column connecting the sinalhend of thebody with the base, said base having an opening at the column, and thebody having a portion of the wall thcreo partially separated and offsetinwardly to form a tongue for engaging the fold of the cup.

2. A holder for folded lapel; cups of conical shape comprising a rustoconical body arranged with its small end downward and open, and a baseconnected to the small end of the body, a portion of the Wall of thebody being artially separated and offset inn ardly to ibrm a tongue forengaging the fold of the blank.-

3. A holder for folded paper cups of conical form com rising a bodformed to fit the exterior 0 said cup and aving an aperture in its sideintermediate-its height, a base rigidly connected to the small end ofsaid body and a tongue attached to said body and projecting over saidaperture for en gaging a fold of said cup to hold the cup in its sideintermediate its height, and a 5-.-

base rigidly connected tothe small end of said body part by a tubularstandard rigidly connected to said base and body part, and a resilienttongue spaced. inward fI'0lll .='.i,llQ

inner face of said body part rigidly secured thereto and projecting oversaid aperture for engaging a fold of said cup to hold-the cup in contactwith the body and permit the extent of said engagement to be seenfrom'the exterior of said holder.

5. A. holder for folded paper cups of conical form, comprising a bodyformed to fit the exterior of said cup, a base connected to the smallend of said body, and a tongue attached to said body intermediate itsheight, and extending circumferentially of the body, and adapted toengage a'fold-iof the cup to hold the cup in contact with the body andto permit the cup to be received in the container Without the necessityof touch ing said cup.

DAVID F. CURTIN.

Witnesses:

ANNA M. KLEIN, Iva Hoovnn.

